Please note: This competition has now closed.
In October 2007 New Zealanders and other members of Commonwealth and European countries will commemorate the 90th anniversary of Passchendaele in Belgium. To raise awareness of this event the New Zealand Defence Force launched a competition, Operation Warpaint. This competition closed on 31 August 2007.
The prizes!
1st Prize is a Defence experience for four. The prize includes a flight in an Air Force helicopter and a ride in an Army Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV). You will also win $250 worth of art supplies for your school.
2nd Prize is a day out on a Navy ship, plus $50 worth of art supplies.
3rd Prize is a ride to school for four kids in an Army Light Armoured Vehicle(LAV) and $50 worth of art supplies.
About Passchendaele
In early October this year New Zealanders and members of other Commonwealth and European countries will attend the 90th anniversary of Passchendaele in Belgium.
The battle for Passchendaele between July and October 1917 was one of the bloodiest of World War I, fought by ANZAC, British and Canadian soldiers against the German Army.
The battle was fought on the Western Front in Belgium, near the border with France. On October 12 1917, in just two hours, more than 2,800 New Zealand soldiers were killed, wounded or listed as missing - the most disastrous day in New Zealand’s military history.